Grande Rana Staff
Jan Montana - Executive Producer
Jan is also our Administrator, Webmistress, and a published article and story author. She has written two screenplays (currently being marketed). Jan made her living as a technical writer for companies such as Intel and Hewlett-Packard, where she honed her editing skills and expertise with a variety of software. She has also operated as a freelance editor for local authors on novel, story, article and film manuscripts.
Suzy McMinn - Senior Editor
Suzy has decades of writing and editing experience in articles and columns. Several years ago Suzy expanded into screenwriting and has become an expert at converting many novels into script format. She is also available to consult as aprofessional expert in equine science and management, based on over 50 years of experience in the equine industry and her degree in Horse Science and Journalism from Oregon State University.
Skip Michael - Police Procedure Script Consultant
Skip Michael had a long career with the Los Angeles Police Department, working a variety of assignments. Like all officers he started out on a beat and worked many sections of Los Angeles, one of which was the Hollywood Division. There he became acquainted with many people in "show business." He was not interested in being an actor, but in how movies were made.
Over the years, he was promoted to the rank of Senior Detective. He worked a variety of assignments: juvenile, narcotics, vice, and burglary.
Being a detective for one of the best police departments in the U.S. for over 20 years gives him insight to many aspects of police work that a civilian doesn't have.
Like many police officers; Skip was a member of the U.S. Army Reserves. He was trained in Counter Intelligence and rose to the rank of Warrant Officer. This position gave him expertise in the area of Intelligence work and how it functioned.
Skip has made himself available for consultation on "How Police and Intelligence" really works.
Dineen Anderson - Senior Industry Consultant
Dineen has extensive experience in finance, story development, agency liaison and project management.